GOAL! England 2-0 Malta (Pepe own goal, 8) DISASTER FOR ENRICO PEPE!

England vs Malta LIVE! Euro 2024 Qualifier – team news, live commentary,

First Half: England 1-0 Malta

England 0-0 Malta

“Malta really don’t need to be helping England like that! It’s a clever run by Foden, in behind the Malta defence, but he looks almost embarrassed and does not celebrate, as his low cross is bundled into his own net by the unlucky number 13, Enrico Pepe. Will that open the floodgates?”

England 1-0 Malta

“I thought it was a bizarre decision from Foden to cut it back when the shot was surely on – and it caught out Pepe too!

“Really unfortunate for the defender but the ease with which England cut through the visitors there suggests there could be plenty more goals to follow.

GOAL! England 1-0 Malta (Pepe own goal, 8)

DISASTER FOR ENRICO PEPE!

It’s a comical own goal and England lead. Tomori drives forward with the ball and gets a bit of good fortune as the deflection takes his pass into the path of Phil Foden down the right.

He should shoot but opts to pick out Kane on the pull back, the cross pings off the boot of Pepe and beyond the hapless dive of Bonello despite his best efforts!

England 0-0 Malta

7: A pocket of fans in the far corner sing Harry Maguire’s name, the drum beats and a trumpet plays in the other as Gallagher snipes in to win the ball.

Rashford needs to get into the game as Reid wipes out Alexander-Arnold. Not a nice challenge

“I can’t believe Kemar Reid isn’t booked there. He’s high, late and forceful on Alexander-Arnold, who is sent tumbling.”

England 0-0 Malta

“We wondered how England’sshape up, and it looks like Henderson is the deepest-lying of the three, with Gallagher left of centre and Alexander-Arnold, as expected, drifting to the right. Henderson will offer that security to the back four, while Gallagher and Alexander-Arnold have more freedom to roam.

England 0-0 Malta

“As we said pre-match, it’s Tomori at left-back for England, although in possession Trippier is pushing up high, effectively leaving a back three.”

England 0-0 Malta

4: England just trying to shake off that complacent start with a bit of keep-ball. Alexander-Arnold – wearing the No 10 – very much orchestrating proceedings from the middle.

That Teuma shot was a lot closer than I thought on second inspection.

England 0-0 Malta

“Wow. That was almost the worst possible start for England against Malta’s minnows – far too much space on England’s left flank, a simple ball in field to Teddy Teuma, who’s shot has Pickford scrambling. It’s only a couple of feet wide of the left hand post.

England 0-0 Malta

“Shades of San Marino in 1993 there!”

England 0-0 Malta

29 secs: WOW! What a start almost for Malta as Gallagher is dispossessed in coming deep and the shot comes in from outside the box from Teuma that is only a yard or so wide

1: KICK OFF! We’re up and running at Wembley.

“There were some boos again when Jordan Henderson’s name was read out on the loudspeaker. His decision to move to Saudi Arabia still irks some.

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